Biographical Sketch
Member of Parliament
12th Lok Sabha
RAI, SHRI KALPNATH [SAMATA PARTY - GHOSI (UTTAR PRADESH)]
Father's Name Late Shri Abhai Narayan Rai Date of Birth 4 January 1941 Place of Birth Semari Jamalpur, Distt. Mau (Uttar Pradesh) Marital Status Married on 8 February 1985 (for the second time) Spouse's Name Smt. Sudha Rai Children One son and five daughters Educational Qualifications M.A.(English), M.A. (Sociology), LL.B. Educated at Gorakhpur University (Uttar Pradesh) Profession Lawyer, Agriculturist, Political and Social Worker Permanent Address Vill. & P.O. Semari Jamalpur, Distt. Mau-275101 (Uttar Pradesh) Tel. (0547) 220220, 466555 Present Address 36, Aurangzeb Road, New Delhi - 110011 Tel. (011) 3012007 Positions Held 1963-66 General-Secretary, Samajvadi Yuvjan Sabha, Uttar Pradesh 1967-69 Executive Member, Samyukta Socialist Party (S.S.P.) 1969-70 Chairman, National Central Commission, S.S.P. 1974-76 Member, Executive Committee, Congress Parliamentary Party (Indira) [C.P.P.(I)] 1974-78 Member, Rajya Sabha 1978-79 General-Secretary, C.P.P. (I) Member, All India Congress Committee (Indira) [A.I.C.C.(I)] June 1980- Joint-Secretary, A.I.C.C. (I) Oct. 1980 1980-81 General-Secretary, A.I.C.C. (I) 1980 Member, Rajya Sabha (2nd term) 1982-83 Union Deputy Minister, Parliamentary Affairs; and Industry 1982-84 Union Minister of State, Parliamentary Affairs 1986 Member, Rajya Sabha (3rd term) 1988-89 Union Minister of State, Power 1989 Elected to 9th Lok Sabha Jan. 1990- Member, Committee on Subordinate Legislation Aug. 1990 1990-91 Member, Committee on Public Undertakings Member, Consultative Committee, Ministry of Energy 1991 Re-elected to 10th Lok Sabha (2nd term) 1991-92 Union Minister of State, Power and Non- Conventional Energy Sources (Independent Charge) 1992-93 Union Minister of State, Power (Independent Charge) 1993-94 Union Minister of State, Food (Independent Charge) 1996 Re-elected to 11th Lok Sabha (3rd term) 1996-97 Member, Committee on Science and Technology, Environment and Forests 1998 Re-elected to 12th Lok Sabha (4th term) 1998-99 Member, Committee on Commerce and its Sub-Committee on Textiles Member, Consultative Committee, Ministry of Finance Special Interests Rural reconstruction, reading, writing and social service Countries Visited Widely travelled Other Information Advocate, Allahabad High Court; Secretary, Babu Inter College, Kopaganj, Azamgarh; attained first position in Distt. Debate Rally, 1954-56; President, (i) Shibli Degree College, Azamgarh, 1959-60; and (ii) Students' Union, Gorakhpur University, 1962-63; nominated as Chairman, All India Sangharsh Samiti by Smt. Indira Gandhi, 1979-80

Election Result of Ghosi Lok Sabha Constituency
Total electorate 12,07,069 Total votes polled 6,81,893 Votes polled in favour of the first four leading candidates (1) Shri Kalpnath Rai (S.A.P.) 2,22,126 (2) Shri Bal Krishna (B.S.P.) 2,03,752 (3) Shri Azamal Nurani (S.P.) 1,98,278 (4) Shri Atul Kumar Anjan (C.P.I.) 14,345
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